Is “Crush” Sexy?
I was listening to the song yesterday (I broke down and put it on my iPod) and although the prevailing sense is very sweet (in a smart way — not empty calories), I suddenly got a sense that this could easily be felt as a very sensual piece of music, even erotic — in, of course, only the most loving way.
In other words, I can totally imagine people making love to this song (David! Oh, my!).
What do you all think?
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‘Crush’ sexy?. HHmm……didn’t think of the song that way. I suppose when David sings in his lower register in the beginning his vocals come across as smokey and sensual. Taken by itself I suppose the song does have elements of sexiness in it coupled with the vocals, but if you factor in the singer who is endearingly dorky, then I would have to vote for maybe but still sweet.
I personally “move” to the song sitting at my desk and kind of drift away listening to it. I lose myself in his voice and have no perception of who or what is around me when I listen to it. I have to admit it’s a sensual feeling but I didn’t realize it til you brought it
up. I wonder if David meant for it to be Sexy or Sensual. But seeing his concert videos…well he is downright SEXY…he turns into a man on stage and I KNOW I am not the only grown woman who sees it. LOL! Then we are back down to earth when we see the sweet boy and his laugh during interviews…but can you IMAGINE what a gorgeous MAN he will be in a few years…whew!
Alright I take it back. After listening to ‘Crush’ again I can totally imagine the song playing in the background while two people, after spending the longest time eyeing each other, unsure of their feelings, finally coming together in a sexual culmination. Can I change my vote?
Oh my, you opened a door of possibilities. But at this point, David is really sweet and adorkable, so I like to think of him singing this song with natural innocence. That does not, however discount David as a incredible smexy singer. I mean, listening to his velvety smooth voice is already an experience. Who knows, he’s already on his way. From this tour video here at Newark:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m_7ZBWjNoxo
David has always had the velvety, sultry vocals. Crush is that voice in layers and in harmony--David’s voice x 3, 4, 5!!!!
Thus the hordes of female fans and screaming.
You named him a “wise innocent” in another article and I think the sexiness in Crush is out of that same wise innocence. Frankly, any male who can totally be who he is and emote as openly as David, is just plain sexy period.
Rascal, I have to disagree with you this time, the melody and lyrics not sensual, but David does have a sensual voice. To me this is a sweet song relevant to the feelings of the young at a stage where they are not sure of themselves. On the other hand I find his performance on “Apologize” very sensual and sexy, especially with One Republic in the final night.
However, if he makes a video on CRUSH, I am not sure I will still stick to this opinion. He just transforms from boy to man when he performs live. It is totally incredible and unrecognisable!
#4 wacobsg, Thanks for the great word “adorkable.” It perfectly describes our David. For me, Crush brings back that incredible longing, that high school angst, that propelled me to drive past this older boy’s home obsessively. I was a sophomore in high school, he was a junior and was way out of my league. THAT is the jist of Crush for me, rather than adult sexuality. I vote for “Sort of, but too sweet…”
Rascal, this is so not you. I’m with davidfanLIZ. The feeling of this song reminds me of high school romance. And even though we thought we were going to die without our crush, the sexy love came later, as it will with David. Making love to this song--no.
When David’s 25-29 (waaaay down the road), then this question would be applicable.. LOL. Right now, he’s still just a young boy>young man to me who, until he has his own (ahem) “life expriences”, can’t really put that sort of “tone” into his songs. That will happen eventually… LOL… but knowing David, he’ll be married first (good boy!!!!) —
Interesting question nonetheless.
I voting and writing before looking at poll results or reading comments. I want my comment to be my first reaction!
I get a sense of longing from this song. Can there be something more to this than just a crush… something worthwhile. If this is sexy then so be it, but I voted for Not So Much…
OK, now I have read all the comments and I agree with them all. Doesn’t make sense until you realize the dichotomy that is David. Perhaps as a 49 year old grandmother my mind steers me in the direction to NOT think of David as sexy, though his voice does something to my insides!
Thanks for the word adorkable, I love it!
I had the same thoughts about this song being sexy. If you were listening to it and did not know anything about who David is or how old he is, you wouldn’t have that bias when you listened to the song. You would be focusing on the sound, the feel of the song and the lyrics. If you focused on the lyrics alone, it could be construed as a “high school” crush type of song. But when you listen to the words coupled with David’s rich, velvety voice and all the various other “voices” and harmonies that build toward the end of the song… whew… hot. The words of that passion and tension and longing can be applied at any age. I can imagine feeling that way as an older adult that is divorced or widowed and is all of the sudden starting to fall for someone… then you might experience some of those same feelings you once had in high school. Also, at the end of the song where he does the back up and harmonies, he sings some of them with a breathiness that is downright sexy. Specifically when he sings in the word “crazy” and it has that longing, breathy sound to it. Well… I guess you can see I agree w/Rascal on this one.
Sensual Yes!!! Sensual in that every note David utters is sensual. The smoothness of dark dove chocolate is sensual to the tongue. David jsut plain IS sensual. Not in the erotic sense is David sensual but in the sense that… Well what he has sung, what his personality has displayed, and most importantly HOW his public has reacted and acted to it has been a very sensual experience. We have freely let our senses open wide. Many of us have written that we have never had this kind of experience with all the range and level, and layers of our emotions laid wide open by an innocent 17 year old Adonis. Not that we have not had our share of sensual, and erotic experiences in our life times, just not at the had of this pure, sweet, innocent, by gosh kid. The fact is David is (even to the older women, and no doubt men) HOT. He is a hot little number.
But who does not remember their first and YA more recient CRUSH. I don’t think age has anything to do with weather or not we get crushes. But what did the crush feel like, did we not get the full range of the sensual erotic experience. Some times almost better than the real thing. That’s what a CRUSH is.
Dot
OK, now that I have read all the comments again, again I have to most agree with Kizzi #5, especially the last line.
I do agree with Rascal’s “wise innocence” and think that this best describes David’s character/singing.
Hi Rascal,
I have not commented in a while but in response to your question -- I definitely think Crush has sensual undertones. I didn’t think David or the producers set out to make a sexy song but somehow the underlying, slow r/b groove togetner with David’s husky yet smooth vocals definitely gets your hips moving to the beat. I’m from Trinidad and our soca/calypso music has that danceable undercurrent to the music -- to the point even young children grow up moving naturally to that groove. Instinctively I felt that in Crush and I actually dance around the room -- Trini Style -- hands up in the air and hips gyrating or moving -- whenever I play it. lol!
oops needed to say more.
This song does sound like a first crush.
DOT
I hadn’t really thought of this, but I agree with you somewhat, Rascal. I don’t know that I’d describe it as erotic. But I think you are once again getting at the magic of David’s talent. He does add something deeper and more sophisticated to this song. It’s a solid pop song. But his voice and interpretation add a sort of knowledge behind it. As always, I fully believe him when he sings this. And I think that conviction, his ability to completely sell the song is, well, I guess, sexy. Does that make sense?
I agree trahnc….I think that’s why there’s so many people…. reviewers….that seem to have a problem with David.
“Oh, he’ just a robot.” “Oh, it’s emotionless because he has no life experience…”, etc.
If they had never seen him… his sweet face looking so young… and knew nothing about him…. but just listened to him sing for the first time….. I think they’d love it and have a very different impression of him.
And, yes, I think it’s a sexy song…. He’s going to be a very sexy man….and as some of those You Tube videos show…he’s testing the waters on that. LOL!
#12 -- Trahnc
Ditto! Well Said!
#2 ya. but he is georgious right now. Let hope he does not have to take on the habit of wearing hats. LOL
I’m with joymus #15 — there’s definitely a sensual beat to the song — sort of lends itself to sensual movement. I thought this even before I read Rascal’s blog.
And I agree with every person who says that David is already gorgeous but is on his way to stunningly so. Don’t know how anyone can miss seeing where he’s headed.
I don’t know but I voted yes because something is going on with this song I can’t explain. I meant to get up this morning and get my feelings about it down on paper but came here first. Why is it that, though I have and love all of David’s songs, I only rarely play any of them more than once, but with Crush I have to keep hitting replay over and over? My thoughts were that it is a really complex work with so many emotions: longing, doubt, fear, frustration, anger, passion, love and yes, even the first stirrings of sexual desire. It hooks you with a moan and then his vocals start off so soft, “What a rush”. Then they get sharp and full of angst with, “Why do I keep running from the truth”. Then comes that love call that on the second refrain seems to reach out across time and space, “I just want to know”. He becomes everyone who ever loved and aches to know if their love will be returned. Then the gorgeous layering vocals and it ends on the yay, yay, yay, as if to tell us he’s just another 17 year old and this is really just another light contemporary pop song.
Right. And I’m the Queen of England.
LOL, Annette. Loving your post.
Thank You Kait and Annette,
Loved your post Annette. I agree with you about listening to David’s songs. During AI and after -- I would reply them over and over -- till we started getting footage from his concert tour. When you watch and hear his expressiveness especially with Apologize, SBM,WYSYLM, and Crush to what he’d recorded before -- its almost like two different people singing them. His voice was “pretty” in the beginning. But since from the night of the finale, Results Show and hereafter -- David’s voice now conveys almost an entire plethora of emotions. I really believe the fan interaction facilitated this changeover. i think if he were to go back in time and re-record those AI songs, we would hear that new maturity in his voice.
#22 THAT IS THE DESCRIPTION OF ALL THE EMOTIONS IN THE SONG THAT MANY ARE FEELING BUT COULDN’T QUITE PUT INTO WORDS. And of course, he is GORGEOUS now, but what I meant to say earlier is that he will be breathtakingly so if that is possible, in a few years. I just hope I am still here to enjoy listening and looking at him….I remember seeing Elvis in his comeback concert on TV when I was very young and thinking he was a very beautiful man and David has that same kind of beauty…..men can be beautiful too but I never thought I would ever see another really beautiful man again in my lifetime….it just so happens that he’s a 17 yr old and not yet a Man but just wait……oh me, oh my!
Joymus, loved the visual of dancing to Crush, “trini style”. We do it like that in brooklyn too! Hands in the air, hips gyrating. Yeah.
I chose the second response. Yes, I do think David is sexy. I think that he knows that he has something, he might not explain it as sexiness, but he definitely has the power to make girls swoon. At an appearance I think at the Today show, he sang TOM and sang directly to a girl for a few moments, he knew exactly what he was doing, and she liked it and he did as well.
I have been watching him during the beautiful girls segment of SBM and was wondering whether he knew how that particular part just made the ladies of all ages swoon?
Well maybe, I too, should go back and change my response. LOL. Nah, Crush is sweet. I don’t think I could imagine myself making love to it. Or maybe so, lol.
I think that David would find this article a bit inappropriate. David is writing music that is appropriate for his age and values, which does not include making love or being “sexy”. This song, although it can mean many things to many people, was written by a 17 year old young man who has changed the world by his values and character. He admits never even having a first kiss, yet this article suggests that David’s first song might be construed as a love making song. I’d have preferred that with David’s first single we might be writting about David’s character and innocence, rather than a perversion of it.
Making love, is of course, a very loving act in the proper context, but in the context of this 17 year old boy, who admits to living by a strong character code, it is not. I for one am saddened by the suggestive nature of this article and poll. I’d prefer to keep the first single of David’s life representative of his character, about seeking out a loving relationship that is appropriate for a 17 year old young man. I will choose to listen to this song with David and his character in mind…nothing more, and nothing less.
Sincerely,
Gallie
http://www.countingdavidscharacter.com
Rascal, I agree that the beginning of “Crush” has an Al-Green-sexiness vibe, but as soon as the song ramps up at the bridge, to me it has more of a driving anthem feel to it. You know, blasting from the car stereo with the top down, arms in the air, singing along and bopping to the beat so the whole car rocks.
Although, I must admit, on “Do you catch a breath when I look at you?” the tender yearning David delivers on that line zings the strings of my heart every time and makes me feel 17 all over again. I almost don’t want to put a label on it — except maybe pure magic.
Gallie, I think that all these comments are really about how we, some of his fans, are interpreting the song. I truly appreciate and respect the person David is and I wouldn’t want him any other way. It has been by his amazing strength that he has stayed true to himself all along. I attribute the fact that so many emotions are running through his listeners to the fact that he has the truly wonderful talent of reaching each one of us in a unique way.
Sexy? No. Romantic, Yes. I think this describes falling in love for ALL ages -- but I think it particularly describes high schoo through college and young adulthood. They are coming to a stage in a friendship where they’ve just been “hanging out” (is this just an LDS term? Because I will define it if it is.) in the same circle of friends and all of a sudden this person is realising a new level of attraction. They are on that threshhold where they think they are in love and are wondering if they should say anything and are wondering if the other person is feeling the same way. It’s such an exciting time in a relationship. It’s a thoughtful time.
In the LDS culture, it’s not about sex. Maybe holding hands and a kiss, but not sex. Pre-marital or extra matrial sex is not permitted. So to get where he’s coming from, keep high, elevated thoughts in mind.
But it’s so romantic. To think that you might have found someone who you can love forever? Yep, that’s totally romantic.
OH-OH…wait a minute…we all know what David is all about but we also know that he WANTS to have a future career that will allow him to write and sing what is in his heart and he knows the way to do this now at the beginning of his career is to do what he needs to do in order to get to that point. During the show it seems to me that he was held back from showing the full range of emotions that he is now showing on the tour. that is why he seems to be a different person now just a couple of months after the show. If he could have moved around the stage on TV and just let go the way he does now….well no way would he have come in 2nd. Even way back on Star Search, as a little boy he sang songs about experiences he could not have experienced at that age, but he sang the songs like he had. That is showbiz….I don’t think David would be offended about the way his song moves us, he is happy that it does…CRUSH is not an inspirational song about his Faith, it’s about anguish and wanting so badly to “have” the person of your dreams in every way.
Sorry for all the typos.
After marriage, Silverfoxe
I just take the song at face value, I mean, for what it is – one’s experience of infatuation over a person, can’t quite begin to understand how words “sensual” or “sexy” would have anything to do with the song and the way David rendered it. The lyrics beautifully capture the uncertainly of the emotional feeling associated with the experience and David sang it in a way that appropriately conveys its message.
ok..I really don’t think think David is concerned about whether his song is interpreted as a sexy song or not….he wants everyone to like it and BUY it because this is the whole purpose of recording it in the first place. He needs to have a commercial success with the first releases so that he can go on to write and sing what he wants and what he was born to do. He has his own values and morals and he is not going to try to push his values and morals on his fans….he doesn’t have to. We love him for who he is and how he makes us feel. I think he appreciates that we appreciate him. And I have yet to see him avoid someone because they don’t believe as he does. He is thoughtful and considerate to everyone he comes in contact with and he has no idea if they are promiscuous, on drugs, or whatever. We all know what he believes through his actions but he doesn’t judge so why would anyone else on his behalf.
Post #30 Daisychain, again, I agree with you on this one and this is exactly how I interpreted the song especially when I’ve gone through those LDS Dating experiences not too long ago myself
It is definitely a romantic song when viewed in this context. It reminded me of the same feelings when he sang “Love me tender”.
Thank you #34 Grace. Succinct and right on.
If David had actually written this song, I would say NO WAY! But, he didn’t, so I think it’s his interpretation that makes it not a NO WAY! Especially, some of those lower notes! He is not 17 when he sings, he just isn’t, that’s why everyone say he sings WAY beyond his years. Crush is how anyone young or old would feel about the person they thought was THE ONE! So for the young ones, sexy? No (I hope not, sweet and innocent please). But us old folks who remember the beginnings of that relationship, sexy? Sure.
Here’s something else I read a while back:
http://goldderby.latimes.com/awards_goldderby/2008/05/after-america-1.html
My Disclaimer:
Okay, that article is only for the commentary they wrote about David. Not to start any comparisons, what so ever!!
PS -- Again, LOVE that PIX!!!!
In addition to his clear gift in music, David is exceptional in his character and faith. This is another unique aspect of David that endears him to so many, in addition to his phenomenal musical talents. As an artist, David’s music will be heard and interpreted by all kinds of people from all over the world. And this is part of his gift… it will be spread and shared and appreciated by so many. How people react to and are moved by his gift is not a statement of what they think of David as a person or an artist. Just as someone walking through an art gallery will be moved by a painting in a certain way, whatever way that might be, it may have no relation to what the artist was thinking or feeling at the time they painted it…. or who the artist is as a person.
Because a person might find David’s interpretation of this song sexy may be based more on their own experiences, feelings, etc. and not necessarily on any intentions behind who David is as an artist or person, or what his beliefs are or how old he is. They are being moved by the art itself.
Sexy can be a statement of feeling loving and lovable. It can be a state of mind… a mood. It can be romantic and not necessarily crass or vulgar. I don’t think everyone’s minds are in the gutter…. I apologize if my earlier statements came across that way. Did not mean for them to be.
I’m mostly a lurker, not a poster. Just wanted to say for the most part I agree with silverfoxe. I believe David just wants everyone to get something out of his song; and he would be thrilled to know that it touched us. What it makes us feel is going to be different for all of us. And, he want us to buy it.
For me, David’s sensuality comes from his openess, his willingness to express his vulnerability through his singing. The fact that he can relay feeling so well at his age, especially feelings he most certainly has not yet experienced, shows a more complex person than some people give him credit for.
Physically, he just oozes sex appeal. It appears he is starting to get a sense of his own sexuality. And that isn’t a bad thing, it is a natural thing.
I had trouble logging on — got kicked off the ‘good computer’ at home — and was trying to form my thoughts on this into something cohesive as I worked to get a new password, etc. While I worked, trahnc managed to say exactly what I wanted to say.
David is an artist, and one who already knows (I suspect) that his work will be interpreted by many different kinds of fans. Rascal wasn’t asking if David meant for the song to be sexy. He was asking us, the fans, to say whether or not we found it sexy. Doesn’t mean we’re not appreciating David’s fine choices at this stage of his life.
I agree with #41, #42. It is about how fans feel about the song, young and old, not David himself. He is a great example of a young person living an exemplary lifestyle.
Not going there, not until 12:0, Dec. 28. Having said that, anyone can see he’s absolutely drop dead gorgeous and the best is yet to come!
To some extent, trahnc you beat me to it. Isn’t that what art is all about? An artist can have a vision, but interpretation is left solely up to the beholder. Perhaps those of us drawn to experiencing David’s artistry on the deeper intensely emotional levels we are known for are a little more at risk at taking things past their original intent. We do tend to go on, don’t we?
Overall, I think David would be pleased that his music has touched so many so much.
dang typos! should be 12:01, not 12:0, sorry.
I just had a phone texting session with Gallie. I have to say there are so many sides of this discussion. I am one who shares Davids LDS values. I feel that silverfoxe is correct that David is not and does not need to push his values on to other people. I imagine that the way he conducts him self will speak volumes and if anybody watching that feels moved by it they have the choice to remain the same or accept his values.
I think David may be a shy adorkable kid, until he is on the stage. He has been there for at least 5 years and it is as natural to him as walking.
There is nothing wrong with bringing on the sexy, sensual, not so much the erotic on this song, or on any other song he has sung. It’s to me is just bad news when to get the attention the artist has to resort to Janet Jackson tactics to get attention. I can safely say you will never see David do that. He never would and never will have to. I dare to say you will never see him in a photo with his shirt off.
But if a song brings on the pangs and angst and desire.
Well great. Ya #41 it is not a bad thing at all
Rascal, Gallie, Daisychain and all poster here ETAL I think this one opened up a firestorm.
If women and (ya men that are no doubt on this forum) are getting TOO HOT by this song and David for that matter, maybe you need a cold shower, and check your priorities. (I loved when Ron Weasley said that in Harry Potter) CHECK YOUR PRIORITIES!
DOT
Well. This certainly is a weird subject. Somehow, I have never put the words ‘sexy’, ‘making love’, and David in the same sentence. Maybe I am missing something? Anything is possible!
I am 46 and female. I think that David is absolutely gorgeous. He is beautiful spiritually, physically and in his humanity. I willl go out on a limb here, and tell you that when I first began suffering from ODD, I questioned if it was a physical/sexual attraction at work. I really thought this out and examined my true feelings. And, no, I can honestly say, it is not. My son is 18, and I hang out with he and his buddies quite often. Some of them are gorgeous also. But they are kids! It would be really creepy to be attracted to someone that young!! So, for me at least, my attraction to David is not in a physical or sexual vein at all. So, when I listen to him sing, I am moved beyond words to describe it! But it isn’t sexual. Is his voice sexy? It definitely can be. But ther is no getting over the fact that I don’t percieve David as sexy. For me, there is a difference.
Crush seems to be a song of intense excitement and longing. I remember how exciting it felt to be crushing on someone! That wave of energy that overtakes you when the object of your affection is near…WOW! It can be really intense and fun. Being in love with someone, or obsessed with someone doesn’t necessarily mean it is sexual or that the relationship has to lead to a sexual relationship. Oh yeah. We do live on America. Everything here is misconstrued as having a sexual nature. Duh. What was I thinking?
Well, count me in the minority then. I have found it deeply rewarding to be completely obsessed with someone without having to regard him in a sexual manner.
I can’t deny that David is just a sensual person and I’m glad that Rascal posted this article. He has not come into his own yet or even acknowledge it yet, but sensuality is already apparent in his singing. Sensuality encompasses a whole range of sensations and emotions, from love, joie de vie, physical sexuality, any close connection to someone else or thing, etc. Emoting natural sensuality is rather common in musical artists and it does not surprise me that David also possesses this trait.
Gaille -- David didn’t write the song.
Dorothy -- that’s pretty strong to suggest we don’t have our priorities straight.
Funny how the word sex can send us into spasms of morality dialogue.
David at 17 is a heartthrob. At 18 he will have sex appeal. I am sure he will deal with it just great. I trust him to handle himself and make life choices that suit him.
I would just like to add that all beings are sensual. It is part of what we are, and it is a really beautiful thing. I have photos of my son as an infant, and in some of them, he is incredibly sensual, it just oozes from him. David is no different than anyone else in this regard. When he sings, it is broadcast at full volume, and has the power to touch us on an incredibly human and sensual level. What a gift!
What a gift, indeed, elannbo.
Obviously our priorities are that David has commercial success with this song and album so that we can continue to have these types of discussions about the different interpretations of his music for years and years to come. So it doesn’t matter if we disagree about what David’s songs conveys to us or how we personally feel about any future recordings as long as we get the pleasure of listening to him forever. I still think he is going to be a sex symbol (I know he thinks that’s weird) whether he likes it or not but he will come to understand and accept it. It’s embarrassing to him now but he will know at some point in his career that he can’t change how WOMEN feel about him. I think he will know how to handle the adoration. That is where his values and morals will help him. Look at him on stage now….he loves it, but off he reverts back to 17 yr old kid any mom would be proud to have.
Silverfoxe, good points. Also, I feel awkward bringing this up, but in the future I think we will see that women and some men (he already has a young and growing gay following) will find David attractive in different ways.
After the season ended, I initially found it so disconcerting to observe the huge juxtaposition between his on- and offstage persona. I am becoming much more used to it now so it is not as jarring. It is also getting less jarring as he gets more comfortable with interviews. I think that’s why I loved watching the Z100 videos so much, just to see a young man experiencing one of his life’s dreams with so much raw emotion.
Like some of you, I have visited this site for quite sometime without making any comment of my own. This particular article, complete with its very own opinion pole, has awakened me out of my state of obscurity to write down my own thoughts on this matter. I have to admit I was taken back by the pole that is so abundantly used with other fan sites. Nonetheless, it does give a visual graph of opinions. To me, the song “Crush” (which was probably not written by David) is about romantic feelings, one of the strongest feelings we as humans experience. As a youth, our first love or ‘crush’ probably gave us rush of emotions that were overwhelming and exciting. Even at that age we may have thought that if the love were reciprocated, it could last forever. That is how strong these feelings are to us. Then, as we grow older, our experience and perceptive for the most part deepen and the feelings of that first crush can pale in comparison. My point is this, as we listen to this song our feelings about it come not only from the music, the words and the deliverance by the artist but from our own individual state of being and perspective. If, in fact one finds the song ‘sexy’ as opposed to ‘just romantic’, the difference may simply be the listener. Perhaps the strength of David’s feelings as he sings comes from his own state of being and perspective.
Rascal thank you for letting be a part of this site, I think it is such a wonderful site for DA’s fans.
As far as CRUSH being sexy, this is so not so, it has that innocence of seeing someone for the first time as being more than just a friend, with possibilities of being more than friends later down the road. i do not see that as sexy that way, it just gives you that tingly feeling in your stomach that you feel when you know there is more than friendship in the air.
Yikes! I just listened to the song again and can totally imagine people making love to it too! Oh my, Rascal!
Wow, I’m glad this has sparked so much discussion, I guess I didn’t really think all that much about it… It’s a pop song; pop songs are the soundtracks to people’s lives, the question is about the SONG, not about David. Just because David might sing about--oh I don’t know--sailing on the sea, doesn’t mean he’s a sailor or has ever even been at sea. Yes, a singer imbues their songs with a great deal of their own sensibilities, etc., but like an actor, it doesn’t mean that what we may ascribe to their work is necessarily applied to them personally. If you someday happen to hate one of David’s songs, does that mean you hate him, too? Of course not. There is a line between the artist and their work.
This song is so full of emotional zingers for me. Memories of meeting my husband for the first time when we were 19. We hung around with the same friends for years but had somehow not met each other until that hot August day at Lake Tapps. Our eyes meeting for the first time…both of us so shy, yet so obviously attracted to each other. We hung out with each other and our mutual friends throughout that entire day and that evening. I remember the song we heard as we drove down to the store to get refreshments. (Maggie May by Rod Stewart) Heck, I even remember what we bought..Taco Flavored Tortilla Chips. LOL! And I remember the angony of trying to decide whether or not to sit next to him on the bench seat of his awesome 61 Chevy Impala.
We said goodbye that night without even a good night kiss and didn’t see each other for the next few weeks, and I remember trying to convince myself that if I never saw him again, that it wouldn’t matter because it was just a “crush.” i
Is Crush sensual…oh my, yes. The memories and aching that I felt back in those days came rushing forward when I first heard this song.
Did David sing this song with that in mind? I don’t think so, but that doesn’t matter. What matters is that he did what he set out to do…connect with his fans with his very first song. Way to go David.
Bouncy56: What a beautiful love story. You made my day.
Bouncy, thank you from me for sharing your wonderful story. I didn’t marry my first or second or fourth crush (although I crushed on my husband at first meeting) so the song brings back LOADS of fond memories.
Yes, he connected. I’m so happy for him!
Amen #47 elannbo Are you a grandma too!
In my opinion, the first verse showcases David’s smooth, sultry, deep voice that I love so much….and to me…it is bordering on sexy but not quite there in this particular song because the words really don’t come across that way. Perhaps if you think about the other person imagining how far the relationship could take them, this could conger up some sensual thoughts…yes, I suppose so now that I think about it! Well, let me just say that David has gone through a major transformation since that shy sweet boy we saw during auditions. I’m not real sure he knows it yet, though…honestly!
#4: Just read your post (I’m going backwards)…when I saw that video (WYSYLM in Newark), I just about melted….can you just imagine how the girs(s) he was pointing to must have felt at that moment of undivided attention from David?! That was a very smooth smexy move on his part, whether he knew it or not….I JUST LOVED IT!
So, first, I had to go listen to the song again, several times -- thanks rascal!
Second, the fact that the song might be sensual or sexy and that some people might find it a perfect love-making song, does not have any ramifications about who David is as a person and what he believes.
Third, I think some of us have forgotten what it’s like to be 17. Just because you may choose to save sex for marriage and remain chaste, does not mean that sex is not something you think about a lot, especially young boys. Please! Don’t paint LDS young people as sexless.
Music is by definition sensual -- David’s voice is sensual. This song is absolutely perfect as it is. It’s about attraction, longing, romantic love AND the beginnings of sexual feeling completely appropriate to a 17 year old relationship. When I think of the feelings I had as a teenager, INTENSE is the only word I can come up with.
Plus, that minor key pushes the ‘sweet’ factor up to something a little more serious.
Erotic, not so much. Rascal, I think you are giggling at us all!
#64 -- Yeah me too, I think Rascal is LOL and ROTL!!!!
#64 archu_adorable -- great comments
Ummm, I really would have to say that, yes, I find it sexy. That, of course, is due to my current age and posistion in life. *grin* not to mention the fact that I find David himself pretty hot (anyone who knows me knows I like him and *ahem* his hands)
#64 archu_adorable thank you for putting into words what I was feeling.
First I´m 24 years old, so I kind make a judgement being sexy and sexual is not the same… Crush is sexy without being sexual…I mean if a very strong message what is start a relantshionship with someone, quetions like “if this feeling true? I like him or I like his body? This is love or is frienship?and finally make the decision of this is more of an impulse and I want to stay with this person” …is not about the act, is about falling for someone… I find the song very sexy… I mean is the song that I will like my current love interest to dedicate to me in the radio or play in a date…
archu_ brilliant.
#64…I remember very well how intense feelings could be at age 17…some people may call it “puppy love”, but I can vouch for the fact that there is no denying the validity of those feelings. In fact, I met my husband when I was 16 (in high school) and married him at age 19…proud to say we are still married (44 years later)…it can happen. I sense that David definitely feels the intensity of the lyrics of his new song…I believe he said in an recent interview that, when he saw the lyrics to this song, he said something to the effect, “this song was written for me”…so we must know that he identifies with it to a great degree….interesting speculation from all!
#61-awestruck- No, no grand kids yet. My son does have his first real serious girlfriend though. They don’t have ‘sex’, yet. They have told me that they respect each other too much and aren’t ready for their relationship to go there. And we aren’t even LDS!
Maybe we should move to another country, where sexless middle aged women and their sexless teens are the norm. Maybe another planet?
Oh yeah, mousy, about his hands…I know what you mean, and any women who have not also noticed his hands are not being honest. As I said before, no matter how anyone else wants him to be portrayed…he will be a mega
sex-symbol and it’s already started. He will handle it well I’m sure. He already is.
#72 elannbo stay where you are… more people like you is what we need LDS or not. Role models, just like David!
So much to comment on. Young people are sexual being. We are sexual beings from infancy. That we chose to either indulge or not indulge with one of our chosing before or after marriage is a personal choice.
David sang Heaven and he was not talking about being in heaven with Jesus. He was talking about bliss with the person of his choice. That it has not occured yet doesn’t make it less sexual. Sex is not a bad word, or a bad, dirty thing. Believe me, David may be moral, he may be LDS, but he has thought about sex. He has thought about his attractiion to the opposite sex, and their attraction to him. Fact of life. It doesn’t make him immoral, and thinking of this song, not David in this manner is not wrong.
I know how difficult these things are for adults to deal with, so imagine the turmoil and questions David must be going through. To be the Crush of so many.
It’s funny I believe Al Green was reference earlier. After he hit it big, he questioned the whole sexy song singing stuff, and he was in a quandary because he felt there was a disconnect between his beliefs and his songs. So he left secular music and started a church, and started singing exclusively gospel music for many years. In latter years he realized that God created all of those feelings of love, desire, and yes sex. So he returned to secular music, still proclaiming the love of God, but also understanding that singing I’m so tired of being alone, and love and hapiness could be a joyful noise and be made love to at the same time. I am glad he realized that and is making beautuful soulful, sexy music to this day.
I hope David’s road is smoother and clearer. I still chose the second option, but the first isn’t totally out of the realm of possibility.
Ah well, I should have known it wouldn’t last. I come to this site to celebrate with others who think like me, that David Archuleta is just a wonderful, beautiful human being with a voice that can melt your heart. Now I see a topic that asks if David’s new song, which he is so proud and happy about is explicitly “sexy”, when all David wanted to do was to make a happy, commercially viable song which people of his age and over, and both genders can enjoy and relate to. Knowing of David’s deep faith and moral code I found the explicitness of the question in the topic inappropriate. This is why I’m crazy about David:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0r3_xB-N0TE&feature=related
#74-awestruck- You don’t need me for a role model. David has taken that title to a whole new level. It is really sad, I think, that just days after the release of his single, in which has to be the biggest week of his life! There is this discussion going on here about whether or not it is ‘sexy’. I can’t help but think about how danged hard he has been working to record this song and the others to come. Everytime I watch that video of him listening to his song for the first time, I am moved to tears of joy for him! His dream coming true, right before our eyes. We have all watched his journey, and gotten to know this kid who is an eager and hard worker, joyful spirit and wonderful human being. He was overjoyed about his song, and so wanting for people of all ages to enjoy it! Always the thought for others.
Honestly, the nature of the question and the discussion here is just inappropriate to me. In light of everything we have come to learn about who David is as a person; his humanity, deep faith and constant concern for others, this discussion seems to have little regard for him, and where he is in his life right now. I think there is great cause for celebrating David and this huge step just taken by the release of his first single!! All this talk about whether David or his song is sexy just takes all the lustre right off the patina he has been slaving over all these months. I think he deserves more from us.
Yeah!!! What marc said!!! marc is a genius!!!!! I love marc!!!!!
#76 marc and #77 elannbo
David makes us feel and connect with his music, this is what he has said he wants many times. How we interpret his music is based on our own individuality. I don’t thind that David would begrudge us our opinions, as he stated in the Z100 interview just before they took the live calls after playing his song. He said “everyone has their opinion”.
I do not feel that we are in any way disrespecting David by making these comments.
As for being a role model, we need more people in this world to be proud to moral upstanding citizens, like David.
elannbo and others in the same camp:
I offer you the privilege to comment on my writings and thoughts and respect your right to think and say as you please. I draw the line, however, at the suggestion that my question in any way undermines David’s hard work or the “luster” of his accomplishments. If you are unaware of, or have any doubts about, the nature of my admiration, respect, and care for this young man, I suggest you go back and read this blog from the beginning. I defy you to show me any evidence of your own endeavors that are in any way commensurate with my efforts to support David in an intelligent, positive, thoughtful, and respectful way.
I must also confess I have little patience for people who summarily categorize human sexuality as some kind of compromising factor. To suggest that notions of sex or sensuality in regards to any individual is somehow wrong or shameful or beyond the pale is to deny that individual their very humanity. There is far more shame in repression and the kind of puritanical thinking expressed in some of the comments here than there is in any aspect of our God-given gift of sexuality.
If there are those of you who can’t handle discussions of David’s work or even his person as related to all dimensions of human experience, then I suggest you find another blog to frequent, because this one does not presume David to be a God or an Angel or an inert and passionless being. I don’t do well with narrow mindedness, and you won’t find a welcome for it here.